Rajya Sabha bypolls: Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu files nomination as BJP candidate from Rajasthan
4 months ago

Rajya Sabha bypolls: Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu files nomination as BJP candidate from Rajasthan

The Hindu  

Union Minister of State Ravneet Singh Bittu filed his nomination papers as a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate for the Rajya Sabha byelection from Rajasthan in Jaipur on Wednesday. Mr. Bittu was accompanied by Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, Deputy CMs Prem Chand Bairwa and Diya Kumari, and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Jogaram Patel during the filing of his nomination in the office of the Returning Officer and Assembly Secretary Mahaveer Prasad Sharma. Mr. Bittu attended a BJP Legislature Party meeting before filing the nomination papers and expressed gratitude for his selection as the candidate from Rajasthan. Mr. Bittu, a three-time Lok Sabha MP and the grandson of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh, switched loyalties from the Congress to the BJP in March this year.

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Rajya Sabha bypoll: BJP nominee Rekha files paper, set to be elected unopposed
1 week, 6 days ago

Rajya Sabha bypoll: BJP nominee Rekha files paper, set to be elected unopposed

Hindustan Times  

Bharatiya Janata Party nominee and former National Commission for Women chief Rekha Sharma submitted her nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha bypoll from Haryana on Tuesday. Bharatiya Janata Party nominee and former National Commission for Women chief Rekha Sharma submitting her nomination paper for Rajya Sabha bypoll in presence of Chief minister Nayab Singh Saini, state BJP chief Mohan Lal …

Ex-BJP MP Sujeet Kumar files nomination papers for Rajya Sabha seat on BJP ticket
2 weeks ago

Ex-BJP MP Sujeet Kumar files nomination papers for Rajya Sabha seat on BJP ticket

Hindustan Times  

BHUBANESWAR: Former Biju Janata Dal leader Sujeet Kumar, who resigned from the party and his Rabha Sabha seat in September, on Monday filed his nomination for the by-election to the Upper House on a Bharatiya Janata Party ticket. Sujeet Kumar filed his nomination papers in the state assembly in the presence of chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi, BJP state unit …

6 vacant Rajya Sabha seats to go to polls on Dec 20: EC
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3 weeks, 6 days ago

6 vacant Rajya Sabha seats to go to polls on Dec 20: EC

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi The Election Commission of India on Tuesday announced that bypolls to six vacancies in Rajya Sabha across four states will be held on December 20, and the votes will be counted on the same day. Three vacancies were created in Andhra Pradesh when YSRCP members Venkataramana Rao Mopidevi, Beedha Masthan Rao Yadav and Ryaga Krishnaiah had quit their …

Six Rajya Sabha seats to be filled in December 20 bypoll, says Election Commission. Key details inside
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Six Rajya Sabha seats to be filled in December 20 bypoll, says Election Commission. Key details inside

Live Mint  

The bypoll for filling six vacant Rajya Sabha seats in four states will be held on December 20, the Election Commission said on Tuesday. The vacancies in Rajya Sabha include the seat vacated by Venkatramana Rao who resigned in August this year, Beedha Masthan Rao who also resigned in August and Rayaga Krishnaiah who resigned in September. Jawhar Sircar, the …

Raj Thackeray's MNS may lose party symbol, status after election rout in Maharashtra: Sources
4 weeks ago

Raj Thackeray's MNS may lose party symbol, status after election rout in Maharashtra: Sources

India TV News  

Following the results of the Maharashtra Assembly elections, The Election Commission is likely to revoke the recognition of Raj Thackeray's party, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, sources said. Experts indicate that the party risks losing its status if it fails to secure at least one Assembly seat or 8 per cent of the vote share in elections, they added. None of the …

Election results Highlights: CM Eknath Shinde picked as Shiv Sena's legislative leader
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Election results Highlights: CM Eknath Shinde picked as Shiv Sena's legislative leader

Hindustan Times  

Election results live: Maharashtra minister Deepak Kesarkar said that Shiv Sena MLAs feel Eknath Shinde should continue to work as the state chief minister. Election results Highlights: In a historic mandate, the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance secured a landslide victory in Maharashtra, leaving the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi stunned. • BJP won 132 out of 148 seats it contested, with allies …

Election results Highlights: CM Eknath Shinde picked as Shiv Sena's legislative leader
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Election results Highlights: CM Eknath Shinde picked as Shiv Sena's legislative leader

Hindustan Times  

Election results live: Maharashtra minister Deepak Kesarkar said that Shiv Sena MLAs feel Eknath Shinde should continue to work as the state chief minister. Election results Highlights: In a historic mandate, the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance secured a landslide victory in Maharashtra, leaving the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi stunned. • BJP won 132 out of 148 seats it contested, with allies …

BJD Rajya Sabha member Sujeet Kumar resigns from Upper House of Parliament; joins BJP
3 months, 2 weeks ago

BJD Rajya Sabha member Sujeet Kumar resigns from Upper House of Parliament; joins BJP

The Hindu  

Biju Janata Dal’s Rajya Sabha member Sujeet Kumar has resigned from the Upper House of Parliament and joined the BJP on Friday, following a similar move by Mamata Mohanta, who quit her membership on July 31. Whenever I tried to raise the issue in party forum, I was not given due importance.” Mr. Pradhan also praised Mr. Kumar for his …

Tripura BJP chief Rajib Bhattacharjee elected to Rajya Sabha
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Tripura BJP chief Rajib Bhattacharjee elected to Rajya Sabha

Hindustan Times  

Bharatiya Janata Party Tripura unit chief Rajib Bhattacharjee was elected to the Rajya Sabha after bagging 47 out of total 60 votes in the state Assembly on Monday. In 2023 Assembly polls, Bhattacharjee contested from Banamalipur seat, erstwhile home-turf of former chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb, but was defeated. The state’s lone Rajya Sabha seat became vacant after Biplab won …

Rajya Sabha bypolls: Union minister Ravneet Bittu, Congress's Abhishek Singhvi elected unopposed
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Rajya Sabha bypolls: Union minister Ravneet Bittu, Congress's Abhishek Singhvi elected unopposed

Hindustan Times  

Former union minister Upendra Kushwaha, Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Congress turncoats Union minister Ravneet singh Bittu and Kiran Choudhry were among members elected to Rajya Sabha unopposed on Tuesday. Senior advocate and Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi List of new entrants to Rajya Sabha • Upendra Kushwaha and Manan Kumar Mishra were elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from …

Rajya Sabha elections: BJP’s Kiran Choudhry, George Kurian elected unopposed from Haryana, Madhya Pradesh respectively
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Rajya Sabha elections: BJP’s Kiran Choudhry, George Kurian elected unopposed from Haryana, Madhya Pradesh respectively

The Hindu  

BJP leader Kiran Choudhry was declared elected unopposed in the Rajya Sabha bypoll from Haryana after the deadline for withdrawal of nomination ended at 3 pm on Tuesday. Union minister Kurian elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh Union minister and BJP nominee George Kurian was on Tuesday declared elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha in a bypoll from …

Rajya Sabha bypoll: With no opposition, it’ll be a cakewalk for Kiran
4 months ago

Rajya Sabha bypoll: With no opposition, it’ll be a cakewalk for Kiran

Hindustan Times  

Former Congress leader Kiran Choudhry, the daughter-in-law of former chief minister Bansi Lal, is set to get elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Haryana as nominee of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party after no other candidate entered the fray on Wednesday, the last day for filing the nomination. On Wednesday, flanked by chief minister Nayab Singh Saini, state BJP …

Haryana: BJP’s Kiran Choudhry set to enter Rajya Sabha unopposed
4 months ago

Haryana: BJP’s Kiran Choudhry set to enter Rajya Sabha unopposed

Hindustan Times  

Kiran Choudhry, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party nominee for the Rajya Sabha seat byelection from Haryana, is set to get elected unopposed as no other party has fielded a candidate. Kiran Choudhry, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party nominee for the Rajya Sabha seat byelection from Haryana, filing her papers in Chandigarh on Wednesday. When contacted, Saket Kumar, the managing director …

Rajya Sabha bypolls: George Kurian files nomination from Madhya Pradesh
4 months ago

Rajya Sabha bypolls: George Kurian files nomination from Madhya Pradesh

The Hindu  

Union Minister of State and Bharatiya Janata Party candidate for the Rajya Sabha byelection from Madhya Pradesh, George Kurian, filed his nomination at the State Assembly in Bhopal on Wednesday. Mr. Kurian, who was announced as the party’s candidate on Tuesday evening, is expected to be elected unopposed from the seat that was recently vacated by Union Cabinet Minister Jyotiraditya …

With 9 seats, BJP may bag major chunk in RS bypolls
4 months ago

With 9 seats, BJP may bag major chunk in RS bypolls

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party is set to bag nine of the twelve Rajya Sabha seats in the latest round of by-elections in which all candidates might win uncontested, barring any last-minute change. The two seats had fallen vacant after Union minister Sarbanand Sonowal won the Lok Sabha seat from Dibrugarh and Kamakhya Prasad Tasa won the seat from Kaziranga. Union …

BJP to field Kiran Choudhry for Rajya Sabha poll from Haryana
4 months ago

BJP to field Kiran Choudhry for Rajya Sabha poll from Haryana

Hindustan Times  

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party announced on Tuesday that former Congress Legislature Party leader Kiran Choudhry will be its candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha seat by-election from Haryana. BJP’s decision to reward Tosham MLA Choudhry with a berth in the Rajya Sabha comes nearly two months after she quit the Congress to join the BJP following an unending cold …

Rajya Sabha bypolls: BJP announces nine candidates
4 months ago

Rajya Sabha bypolls: BJP announces nine candidates

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday announced nine candidates for bypolls to the Rajya Sabha, to be held on September 3, fielding Union Ministers Ravneet Singh Bittu and George Kurian from Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, respectively, and former Congress leader Kiran Choudhary from Haryana. Bihar has two seats going for the Rajya Sabha byelection, and the BJP has officially nominated …

Ex-Union minister among BJP candidates shortlisted for 2 vacant Assam RS seats
4 months ago

Ex-Union minister among BJP candidates shortlisted for 2 vacant Assam RS seats

Hindustan Times  

A former Union minister and two ex-Lok Sabha members are among the 10 candidates shortlisted from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party ’s nomination for two vacant Rajya Sabha seats from Assam. BJP’s Assam unit chief Bhabesh Kalita said the names of 10 applicants for the two seats were sent to the central parliamentary committee for the final decision following a …

Singhvi files nomination as Congress RS candidate
4 months ago

Singhvi files nomination as Congress RS candidate

Deccan Chronicle  

Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Monday filed his nomination as the party candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha bypoll from Telangana.Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, his ministerial colleagues, AICC incharge of party affairs in Telangana Deepa Das Munsi accompanied Singhvi when he submitted his nomination to the officials in the state legislative assembly.The ruling Congress Legislature Party in Telangana …

Singhvi to contest Rajya Sabha bypoll as Congress nominee from Telangana
4 months, 1 week ago

Singhvi to contest Rajya Sabha bypoll as Congress nominee from Telangana

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Wednesday nominated senior party leader and Supreme Court lawyer Abhishek Manu Singhvi to contest the Rajya Sabha bypoll from Telangana. The Congress tally was reduced to 26 from 28 MPs after KC Venugopal and Deepender Hooda resigned from the Upper House to contest the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Singhvi lost the Rajya Sabha election from …

Abhishek Manu Singhvi to be Congress candidate for Rajya Sabha by-election from Telangana
4 months, 1 week ago

Abhishek Manu Singhvi to be Congress candidate for Rajya Sabha by-election from Telangana

India TV News  

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge today approved the candidature of senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi as Congress candidate to contest the ensuing by-election to the Council of States from Telangana. Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal said, the Congress nominated Abhishek Manu Singhvi as its candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha bypoll in Telangana. "Congress President Malliarjun Kharge has approved the candidature …

NDA eyes majority in Rajya Sabha after bypolls
4 months, 1 week ago

NDA eyes majority in Rajya Sabha after bypolls

The Hindu  

The BJP-led NDA is expected to achieve a clear majority in Rajya Sabha after by-elections for 12 seats scheduled next month, which would help the party get the nod for key legislations such as the Waqf Bill. Ten Rajya Sabha seats fell vacant as the sitting members, including Union ministers Piyush Goyal, Sarbananda Sonowal, and Jyotiraditya Scindia, were elected to …

​Restoring a verdict: The Hindu Editorial on the Assembly by-poll results
5 months, 1 week ago

​Restoring a verdict: The Hindu Editorial on the Assembly by-poll results

The Hindu  

INDIA bloc parties won 10 of the 13 Assembly seats across seven States where by-polls were held on July 10 and the results were announced on July 13. Of particular note is Himachal Pradesh where the Congress won two of the three Assembly seats which fell vacant after three independent legislators joined the BJP after resigning their seats. The government …

Congress narrowly saves the Leader of Opposition post in Rajya Sabha
6 months, 1 week ago

Congress narrowly saves the Leader of Opposition post in Rajya Sabha

The Hindu  

Success in the Lok Sabha has imperiled the Opposition’s equation in the Rajya Sabha, with the Congress narrowly saving the post of Leader of the Opposition after two of its members K.C. A total of 10 vacancies, two each from Assam, Bihar and Maharashtra and one each from Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana and Tripura have arisen following victory of Rajya …

Lok Sabha poll debacle: U.P. ministers’ role under scanner
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha poll debacle: U.P. ministers’ role under scanner

Hindustan Times  

Lucknow: After the setback to the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the role and working of ministers in the Uttar Pradesh government is under scanner. Among the ministers in UP government, PWD minister, Jitin Prasad secured victory from Pilibhit Lok Sabha seat while tourism minister Jaivir Singh lost from Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat and horticulture minister …

BJP gets a drubbing in all five Lok Sabha seats of Ayodhya division
6 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP gets a drubbing in all five Lok Sabha seats of Ayodhya division

Hindustan Times  

The inauguration of Ram temple in Ayodhya earlier this year was considered one of the defining emotive issues of 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Yet it did not convert into electoral dividends for the Bharatiya Janata Party as the party lost all five Lok Sabha seats of Ayodhya division, including the Faizabad constituency. As per political observers, the BJP’s failure to …

Naveen Patnaik resigns as Odisha Chief Minister day after BJP wins assembly polls
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Naveen Patnaik resigns as Odisha Chief Minister day after BJP wins assembly polls

India Today  

After facing a huge setback in the state assembly elections, the 24-year-old reign of Odisha Chief Minister and BJD chief Naveen Patnaik came to an end as he tendered his resignation to the state governor Raghubar Das at the Raj Bhavan in Bhubaneshwar today. However, in the recently held state assembly polls, it lost to the Bhartiya Janata Party, breaking …

Lok Sabha Election Result: BJP's Loss is Congress' Gain in Haryana; Why BJP Lost
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Election Result: BJP's Loss is Congress' Gain in Haryana; Why BJP Lost

The Quint  

Former Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar is leading with a comfortable margin of at least two lakh votes in Karnal, from where he was elected as the MLA in the 2019 Assembly elections. The Congress had fielded President of the Haryana Youth Congress Divyanshu Budhiraja against Khattar, who is contesting the Lok Sabha elections for the first time. Ahead …

Rajasthan Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: List of constituency-wise leading candidates and parties
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Rajasthan Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: List of constituency-wise leading candidates and parties

India TV News  

Rajasthan Lok Sabha Election Winner List 2024: The counting of votes for the 25 Lok Sabha seats in Rajasthan is currently underway. Key candidates and seats to watch out for: Out of 25 seats, all eyes are on four main constituencies from Rajasthan, which includes the seats of Alwar, Churu, Nagaur and Barmer. The seat of Churu made headlines after …

BJP loses in UP's Faizabad despite Ram Mandir momentum
6 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP loses in UP's Faizabad despite Ram Mandir momentum

India Today  

BJP candidate Lallu Singh lost the Lok Sabha elections to Samajwadi Party's pick, Awadhesh Prasad, in Faizabad constituency, where Ram Mandir is located. According to Election Commission data, Lallu Singh lost to Samajwadi Party candidate Awashesh Prasad by a significant margin of 5,54,289 votes. Catch the latest updates on Lok Sabha election result The BJP had looked to bask in …

Radical preacher Amritpal Singh and son of Indira Gandhi's assassin win LS polls as Independents
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Radical preacher Amritpal Singh and son of Indira Gandhi's assassin win LS polls as Independents

New Indian Express  

Singh's father had earlier said his son was not willing to fight an electoral contest but he changed his mind at the instance of 'sangat'. Shiromani Akali Dal head and Khalistan sympathiser Simranjit Singh Mann extended his party's support to Singh and did not field any candidate from the Khadoor Sahib seat. Khalsa, the son of Beant Singh, one of …

Bihar Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Ravi Shankar, Chirag Paswan to Pawan Singh, here's list of key candidates
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Bihar Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Ravi Shankar, Chirag Paswan to Pawan Singh, here's list of key candidates

India TV News  

Bihar, known for its deep-seated caste divisions and a significant poverty rate of 26.59% in 2022-23, remains a hotbed of political fervour. KEY CANDIDATES CONSTITUENCY Chirag Paswan Hajipur Ravi Shankar Prasad Patna Sahib Pawan Singh Karakat Giriraj Singh Begusarai Upendra Kushwaha Karakat Misa Bharti Patliputra Rohini Acharya Saran Ashok Yadav Madhubani Sunil Kushwaha Valmikinagar Gopal Jee Thakur Darbhanga Chirag Paswan …

Giriraj Singh To Misa Bharti & Ravi Shankar; List Of Top 5 Lok Sabha Candidates From Bihar
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Giriraj Singh To Misa Bharti & Ravi Shankar; List Of Top 5 Lok Sabha Candidates From Bihar

ABP News  

The voting has been conducted in the 40 Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar, where the voting in seven phases concluded on Saturday. Here are some of the top candidates this election: - Giriraj Singh: BJP firebrand leader and Union Minister Giriraj Singh is seeking a second term from Begusarai Lok Sabha seat in Bihar. - Ravi Shankar Prasad: BJP leader …

BJP Leader and Rajya Sabha MP Lahar Singh Siroya: ‘What should we do when Muslim leaders do not want to join us?’
6 months, 4 weeks ago

BJP Leader and Rajya Sabha MP Lahar Singh Siroya: ‘What should we do when Muslim leaders do not want to join us?’

The Hindu  

Published : May 24, 2024 16:38 IST - 9 MINS READ Lahar Singh Siroya, a Rajya Sabha MP from Karnataka, has been a two-term MLC. He has been a loyal member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and the BJP for more than five decades and has often been described as the State BJP unit’s Hindi conduit to the Central leadership. …

Elections 2024: JJP Names Candidates For Remaining 5 Lok Sabha Seats, Karnal Assembly Bypoll
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Elections 2024: JJP Names Candidates For Remaining 5 Lok Sabha Seats, Karnal Assembly Bypoll

ABP News  

New Delhi: The Jannayak Janta Party on Monday announced its second list of candidates for the Lok Sabha elections in Haryana, unveiling five more candidates for the electoral fray. Jannayak Janta Party releases its second list of candidates for the upcoming #LokSabhaElections2024 pic.twitter.com/JvUGHVembN — ANI April 29, 2024 Karnal Assembly Byelection Notably, JJP has selected Rajinder Madaan, also known as …

Congress declares four more candidates for Punjab
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress declares four more candidates for Punjab

The Hindu  

The Congress party on April 29 declared four more candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha election in Punjab, fielding its State party president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring from Ludhiana Parliamentary constituency. Raja Warring would be facing Ravneet Singh Bittu, former Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP from Ludhiana, who recently joined the BJP, and is BJP’s candidate from Ludhiana. Apart …

Lok Sabha election 2024: Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Karnataka see history come alive
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha election 2024: Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Karnataka see history come alive

Hindustan Times  

Stepping out from their turreted and domed palaces, set in fairy-tale surroundings along lakes and hills, a new generation of former Royal family members is braving the heat, sweating it out in campaign trails in heritage towns of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Karnataka. A new generation of former Royal family members is sweating it out in campaign trails in heritage …

Lok Sabha Polls 2024: BJP's Youth Icon Tejasvi Surya eyes second term in Bengaluru South
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Polls 2024: BJP's Youth Icon Tejasvi Surya eyes second term in Bengaluru South

Hindustan Times  

In the political battleground of Bengaluru South, one of Karnataka's 28 Lok Sabha constituencies, the Indian National Congress gears up to challenge the stronghold of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha elections. READ | Lok Sabha Election 2024: South Western Railways to run special trains in Karnataka In 2019, BJP's current Member of Parliament, Tejasvi Surya, …

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 2 Key Candidates Rahul Gandhi Hema Malini Gajendra Shekhawat Bhupesh Baghel Arun Govil Shashi Tharoor Rajeev Chandrasekhar
8 months ago

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 2 Key Candidates Rahul Gandhi Hema Malini Gajendra Shekhawat Bhupesh Baghel Arun Govil Shashi Tharoor Rajeev Chandrasekhar

ABP News  

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 2 Key Candidates: In the ongoing Lok Sabha Elections 2024, Phase 2 polling will see prominent candidates vying for victory across various states in India. LS Phase 2 Key Candidates: Rahul Gandhi, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Shashi Tharoor Gajendra Shekhawat Among Prominent Candidates Kerala: Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is seeking re-election from Kerala's Wayanad constituency. Popular …

PM Says Search for Another Safe Seat for Rahul Gandhi will Begin After April 26
8 months ago

PM Says Search for Another Safe Seat for Rahul Gandhi will Begin After April 26

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday claimed that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s election from Kerala’s Wayanad constituency is in trouble. Addressing an election rally in Nanded, the Prime Minister said that the INDIA bloc leader will “tear each other’s hair and clothes” after the election results on June 4. Calling Rahul Gandi “shehzada”, the PM said, “Congress shehzada is …

Lok Sabha election 2024: 'Never dreamt of getting ticket from Vadodara', says BJP’s youngest candidate
8 months ago

Lok Sabha election 2024: 'Never dreamt of getting ticket from Vadodara', says BJP’s youngest candidate

India TV News  

Lok Sabha elections 2024: When sitting Member of Parliament Ranjan Bhatt unexpectedly pulled out of the race despite being renominated by the Bharatiya Janata Party for the Vadodara Lok Sabha seat in Gujarat, Hemang Joshi was blissfully unaware of what would unfold next. Joshi said he has large shoes to fill considering that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had won from …

Lok Sabha elections 2024 | Full list of AAP candidates and their constituencies
8 months ago

Lok Sabha elections 2024 | Full list of AAP candidates and their constituencies

The Hindu  

A party that formed in 2012 by Arvind Kejriwal following the anti-corruption movement, the AAP has grown rapidly to capture power in Punjab and Delhi. While the AAP has entered into a pre-poll alliance with the Congress, it is going solo in Punjab and contesting in four seats in Delhi, two in Gujarat and one in Haryana. Contesting in all …

Priyanka Gandhi’s close aide Tajinder Singh Bittu resigns from Congress after 35 years
8 months ago

Priyanka Gandhi’s close aide Tajinder Singh Bittu resigns from Congress after 35 years

Live Mint  

Tajinder Singh Bittu, a close aide of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi, resigned from primary membership of the grand-old party on Saturday. Bittu also stepped down as the All India Congress Committee secretary in-charge Himachal Pradesh. Tajinder Pal Singh Bittu tendered his resgination to Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge. He wrote in the letter, “I hereby tender my resignation from the primary …

Former Minister fielded as substitute’ hopes to breach BJP’s fortress in Jaipur
8 months ago

Former Minister fielded as substitute’ hopes to breach BJP’s fortress in Jaipur

The Hindu  

Former Rajasthan Minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas, considered a ‘reluctant candidate’ of the Congress, is fighting a tough battle from the Jaipur Lok Sabha seat after being fielded as a substitute for the original nominee who was dropped because of his controversial background. The Jaipur Rural Lok Sabha seat is also witnessing a fight between BJP’s seasoned politician Rao Rajendra Singh …

Hanuman Beniwal, Rahul Kaswan among key candidates in Rajasthan's 1st phase of Lok Sabha polls
8 months ago

Hanuman Beniwal, Rahul Kaswan among key candidates in Rajasthan's 1st phase of Lok Sabha polls

Hindustan Times  

A total of 12 Lok Sabha constituencies in Rajasthan will vote in the first phase of general elections on April 19. Congress candidate Rahul Kaswan, Union minister Arjun Ram Meghwal and former MP Hanuman Beniwal. The Bharatiya Janata Party has left no stone unturned to repeat if not better the 2019 Lok Sabha election results, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi …

Lok Sabha elections 2024 | Full list of Congress candidates and their constituencies
8 months ago

Lok Sabha elections 2024 | Full list of Congress candidates and their constituencies

The Hindu  

The Indian National Congress has released the names of their candidates contesting for the Lok Sabha 2024 elections. The following is a list of the INC candidates for the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections: Chhattisgarh - 11 candidates 1. Allahabad - Ujjwal Rewati Raman Singh Uttarakhand - 5 candidates 1. North West Delhi - Udit Raj Jammu and Kashmir - 2 …

Campaigning ends for 12 Raj LS seats going to polls in phase 1
8 months ago

Campaigning ends for 12 Raj LS seats going to polls in phase 1

Hindustan Times  

The high-decibel campaign by the parties for the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections in Rajasthan’s 12 constituencies came to an end on Wednesday with the Bharatiya Janata Party focusing on the guarantees of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Congress attacking the former over issues such as unemployment and inflation. The party’s national president Jagat Prakash Nadda, Union …

2024 LS polls: Suspense over BJP candidates on 12 U.P. seats continues
8 months, 2 weeks ago

2024 LS polls: Suspense over BJP candidates on 12 U.P. seats continues

Hindustan Times  

Even as only a week is left in the start of nomination filing for the third phase of the Lok Sabha election, suspense prevails over the Bharatiya Janata Party candidates on 12 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh. The BJP central election committee in its meeting held at Delhi on March 23 that was attended by PM Narendra Modi, BJP …

Lok Sabha polls: BJP picks Bhartruhari Mahtab for Cuttack in Odisha
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls: BJP picks Bhartruhari Mahtab for Cuttack in Odisha

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday released its second list of candidates for three remaining Lok Sabha seats in Odisha, picking former Biju Janata Dal MP Bhartruhari Mahtab as its candidate from the prestigious Cuttack Parliamentary seat. Bhartruhari Mahtab Apart from Mahtab, the party nominated Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh pracharak Sukanta Panigrahy and former director of the National Informatics Centre, Rabindra …

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